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Universität Heidelberg vs Technische Universität München

Universität Heidelberg (University of Heidelberg)

 

After learning about college-town Heidelberg in German class, I was sold on at least visiting once, if not attedning for a masters degree in something worthwhile. At approximately €150 a semester (€1200 for a four-year program... less than a meal plan for one year at any American university). A fair amount of their programs are taught in English, because at least the Germans acknowledge that their language won't be taking over any continents anytime soon. Granted, the €300/year does not cover housing, so a part time job is at least needed for food and housing, but Germany has a much higher purchasing power compared to many big American cities, and in a college town, people are constantly coming and going. German colleges are becoming more and more appealing to many students, and it really isn't hard to enroll. Heidelberg is to Germany as Case Western is to Ohio, if that provides a further comparison.  

Technische Universität München

 

TUM is a pretty popular school in terms of bioengineering programs, but they don't have a specific "biomedical engineering" program. It splits a lot of the subunits of biomed into very specific masters, and one of the closest programs for my graduate studies would likely be either be molecular biotechnology or biomedical computing. The price per semester is less than €120. While it isn't exactly what I thought I was looking for, it's still in Munich (a very lovely city) and has the promise of eventually adopting a biomedical-aligned program of study. For comparison, Georgia Tech and TUM are simnilar on both a setting and size scale.  

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